Mike “Giant” LeSage has achieved fame as a graffiti artist, illustrator and tattooist. Black ink is GIANT’s specialty. Whether his medium is concrete, paper or skin, his signature style is unmistakable; incorporating diverse elements ranging from Mexican folk art and Heavy Metal iconography to Japanese tattoos and Buddhist theology.

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Recurring motifs including pretty girls, bicycles, skulls and tattoo “flash” are all rendered in GIANT’s beloved Sharpie marker. Mike’s seminal work for his self-published Skullz press zines is not be missed, and decks from his stint at THINK skateboards are also well documented.

Manifestations includes a section of beautifully executed drawings reproduced on a special kraft paper, large scale graffiti pieces, and an expanded selection of impeccably photographed tattoos and original flash.

GIANT  Manifestations is a crucial addition to the collection of those interested in exploring the outer limits of heavy ink. All this in an irresistible, cloth-bound hardcover.

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